Americans Believe These Actors Are The Hardest To Understand

When watching a movie, understanding what the actors are saying seems to be just a cup of tea. Yet it is somehow a tall order for many viewers that they can’t catch up with what the actors are saying at some point during the movie. Actors sometimes are prone to speak too fast or don’t have clear pronunciation.
In particular, there are many actors who are not American tie viewers up in knots with their accents. It’s so strange so that American viewers have to use subtitles to understand what they are saying. For that, it could spoil their emotion for the scene a little bit.
According to a survey with 1200 Americans joining in, we can figure out many well-known names in Hollywood who downright confuse them with their speaking lines in movies. Can you guess who? Scroll down to explore top 5 actors whom American hardly understand.

#5 Liam Neeson

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The Oscar-nominated actor Liam Neeson originated from Northern Ireland. Although he always makes audiences go gaga over his roles, his accent is blatantly strange for Americans that even take their ages for understanding.

#4 Benedict Cumberbatch

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Benedict Cumberbatch is justifiable well-regarded for his British accent. However, many American find it hard to understand what he is saying. But he has tried to develop his American accent and surprise audiences when playing his role in “The Power of the Dog”. He even made viewers not realize or forget his British origin.

#3 Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Although Schwarzenegger has been a fixture in the U.S. for so long, many American still find it hard to understand his speaking. In fact, the “Terminator” star is from Austria, yet he can excellently deliver English.

#2 Sofia Vergara

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Sofia Vergara hails from Colombia, she’s well-known for her role on Modern Family. Even her fans admit that her English speaking in movies make them need subtitles in spades.

#1 Tom Hardy

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It’s not surprising when Tom Hardy wins this list. Like Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy has an English accent, yet his speaking lines tend to be more strange and confuse viewers. Instead of his roles, he grips attention for his manner of speaking that ignites several articles like Vulture’s 2018 piece “Tom Hardy Needs to Learn How to Enunciate ''.